Local Authority Circulars

A - F

A

1. Access equipment

• Use of fall arrest systems in steel stockholders LAC: 1/4

2. Accidents

• Serious incidents involving agency workers LAC: 2/5

5. Asbestos

• Inspection intervention on worker protection: asbestos duty to manage LAC: 5/23

E

18. Electrical equipment

• Cable joints and repairs LAC: 18/1
• Electrophoresis and associated equipment for laboratory use LAC: 18/2
• Safety in electrical displays LAC: 18/4

19. Electricity

• The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 LAC: 19/3

20. Emergency procedures

• Rope evacuation from mechanical handling equipment LAC: 20/3

21. Employment Law

• The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 SI 2004 No 3426 LAC: 21/1

22. Enforcement

• Guidance for other people to accompany enforcement officers on site LAC: 22/2
• Incident Selection Criteria Guidance LAC: 22/13
• HSC's enforcement policy statement (revised January 2002) further guidance LAC: 22/17
• Formal cautions - HSE guidance LAC: 22/19
• Amendment to the enforcement provisions of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH) LAC: 22/21
• Changes to COMAH arising from CHIP 2008 LAC: 22/22

23. Enforcing Authority

• Health and safety (enforcement authority) regulations 1998 - motor vehicle repair LAC: 23/13
• Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998: A-Z guide to allocation LAC: 23/15
• Management of the risk from falling trees LAC: 23/22
• Parcel carriers – Enforcement allocation LAC: 23/23
• Allocation of premises operated by Royal Mail Group plc LAC: 23/24

25. Escalators and Moving Walks

• Guidance on inclined moving walks in retail premises LAC: 25/1

27. Fire and Explosions

• Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) SI 2002/2776 LAC: 27/16

28. First Aid

• Changes to the training regime for first aiders in the workplace LAC: 28/1

31. Food Industry

• Banana (and other fruit) ripening rooms LAC: 31/2
• The hygiene design of food machinery: Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 & Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)

G - L

H

37. Hazardous substances

• Chemicals (hazard information and packaging for supplying) regulations 2002 LAC: 37/11
• Enforcement management model (EMM) - application to chemical risks LAC: 37/12

I

41. Information

• E.coli O157 Outbreak - August / September 2009 LAC: 41/5

L

47. Leisure

• Guidance on pinsetter / pinspotter machines in ten pin bowling centres LAC: 47/20
• Health and Safety Executive / Local Authorities Enforcement Liaison Committee (HELA)LAC: 47/22
• Preventing or controlling ill health from animal contact at visitor attractions - Guidance on inspection and enforcement LAC: 47/23

49. Lifting machinery

• Power operated cellar hoists for beer containers LAC: 49/10

50. Lifts

• Reducing the risk of falls from tail-lifts LAC: 50/19

52. Liquified Petroleum Gases

• Garaging of liquefied petroleum gas fuelled vehicles, mechanical handling and maintenance equipment LAC: 52/6
• Work instruction for LPG pipework replacement inspection campaign LAC: 52/19
• Filling portable LPG cylinders at Autogas refuelling stations LAC 52/20

M - S

M

57. Motor vehicle repair

• Defective locking devices identified on modern 2-post lifts LAC: 57/5
• Promotion of new HSG 261 Health and safety in motor vehicle repair and associated industries and implementation in MVR of the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC) campaign on risks from hazardous substances in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). LAC: 57/6
• Risk of vehicles falling from two-post vehicle lifts in motor vehicle repair (MVR) LAC: 57/7
• Application of the provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998 and the lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998 to motor vehicle repair LAC: 57/8

O

61. Occupational health

• enforcement management model (EMM) - general guidance on application to health risks LAC: 61/1
• The control of silica risks associated with kerb, paving and block cutting LAC: 61/2

P

65. Petroleum

• Inspection of workplace storage and dispensing of petroleum spirit and liaison with petroleum licensing authorities LAC: 65/49 (rev1)
• Petroleum enforcement - current local authority partnership schemes (laps) LAC: 65/56
• Petrol Filling Stations - Dispensing control measures LAC: 65/59a
• Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (PCA) - petrol filling stations. Model conditions of licence LAC: 65/61
• Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 - Petrol filling stations - Licence renewal periods - Model application forms LAC: 65/62
• Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (PCA) - Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) - Petrol filling stations - Atypical installations LAC: 65/63
• Petrol filling stations - Road tanker deliveries - Additional guidance to the Approved Code of Practice and Guidance [L133] Unloading petrol from road tankers LAC: 65/64

67. Priority planning

• Advice/Guidance to Local Authorities On Targeting Interventions: 67/2

68. Protective equipment

• Inspection of fall arrest equipment made from webbing or rope LAC: 68/6
• Standards for Personal Protective Equipment LAC: 68/8

R

71. Respiratory sensitizers

• Benchmark control of dust from flour and flour improvers in in-store supermarket bakeries LAC: 71/7

S

77. Slips, trips and falls

• Pedestrian slipping risks LAC: 77/1
• Preventing slips and trips in kitchens within catering LAC: 77/5 (rev 1)
• Requirements for slip-resistant floor finishes under the Workplace LAC: 77/8

79. Standards

• Scalding risks from hot water in health and social care LAC: 79/5
• Falls from windows in health and social care LAC: 79/6
• Bed rail risk management LAC: 79/8
• HSE National leads for corporate social care providers LAC: 79/10
• NHS Scotland Manual handling Passport and Information Scheme LAC: 79/15

T - Z

T

85. Transport

• Closed circuit tv on road going vehicles LAC: 85/10
• The Road Haulage and Distribution Industry - overview LAC: 85/14
• Car transporters LAC: 85/15
• An explanation of HSEs role in the investigation of work-related road incidents and advice on responding to enquiries on managing of work-related road safety LAC: 85/16

V

88. Violence

• Work-related violence LAC: 88/2

W

90. Work equipment

• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 LAC: 90/4

95. Working Time

• The Working Time Regulations 1998: Guidance on the legislation LAC: 95/1